I really need a good job but the background investigation + working in a SCIF seem like they’d be horrible. No outside contact with family or friends throughout the day (can’t text family group chat, can’t make plans for after work), can’t check social media, can’t check stock portfolio, can’t listen to music or podcasts, have to ...

Aug 11, 2022 · Just because a job requires a clearance doesn't mean you'll ever use it or ever see the inside of a SCIF. I know people (like myself) who haven't actually used their clearance in many years. Others I know only see the inside of a SCIF once per week, for example. I don't know anyone who currently spends 40 hours a week in a SCIF.

Oct 26, 2021 · Its rough working shifts in a SCIF. Try to take mini breaks to get yourself through it- say you're there 6a-6p, take a short walk at 9, lunch at 12, walk/break at 3, then home at 6. Taking it three hours at a time and helps. Also so does reading when things are slow it shootin the shit with my coworkers

Aug 26, 2015 · I crosstrained because I hated working in windowless buildings for twelve hours a day without being able to bring my cell phone into work. But now I work in a windowless building for twelve hours a day without being able to bring my cell phone into work.

Mar 10, 2023 · This subreddit is for all those interested in working for the United States federal government. Since the application process itself is often nothing short of herculean and time-consuming to boot, this place is meant to serve as a talking ground to answer questions, better improve applications, and increase one's chance of being 'Referred'.

Oct 29, 2021 · Then I worked scif panamas for 18 months straight. Turned me into a 2 PAD smoker. We had 2 smoking shifts, basically one half of the room would go on the hour, the other half staggered a half-hour later. Rinse, repeat for 12 hours.

Sep 26, 2023 · Note: SVTC systems will, except under extreme situations, only be found housed within SCIF's. STE phone systems on the other hand can be almost anywhere, as long as you have a secure room to hold conversations in and a proper GSA container for storing the NSA issued card when it isn't being used in the phone.

Aug 12, 2023 · (You might not have internet access inside a SCIF, though.) The intrusive background check and polygraph to get the clearance is the bad part. Some people I worked with in a SCIF didn't even have a poly, which surprised me. Back when I had a clearance, most work I did was outside a SCIF, but it really depended on the project I was working on.

Mar 26, 2023 · I have a TS/SCI clearance. I didn't stop I still work in one. This is just the third SCIF I've worked in full time outside of the military. Each one I've have at least one computer for each level of classication at my desk. The unclass computer which can connect to the internet, one secret computer and one top secret computer which are segmented.

This subreddit is for all those interested in working for the United States federal government. Since the application process itself is often nothing short of herculean and time-consuming to boot, this place is meant to serve as a talking ground to answer questions, better improve applications, and increase one's chance of being 'Referred'.